The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,968 - Aug 4 2000

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Clues Answers
25's alternatives, frequently bad planners MICEANDMEN
25's is not 2, 16's had 6d: a hurdle for the cow? THEMOON
25's of our 22 begins what Bosworth ended WINTER
25's potentially safe to garden EASTOFEDEN
A sign the other way ACROSS
British prince takes five, Golden Cat by name VORTIGERN
Canvas supporting cylindrical object with frets DISCONTENT
Count before time? Not quite EARL
Divers' experience annoys informers NARKS
Dog second to bird BEAGLE
First name of writer audible far from 1 down group SOMERSET
Fool touching some gunpowder NITRE
Go to law about junk that could be marble STATUE
It's wrong to wax without pretence SINCERE
Just a bachelor's, which is nearly a frost ONEDEGREE
Clues Answers
Message tense finishes go to WIRE
Potential sounds very small MIGHT
Princess wrote poetry - more than one line DIVERSIFIED
Quintessentially American order APPLEPIE
Ruin a French party UNDO
Saves partners HUSBANDS
See 10 OFWRATH
Sold with 7, 16's went with ale CAKES
Star almost without animal feed? VEGA
Suspended sentence, with agent always holding one up REPRIEVE
Two long syllables, one short, in depression depressed DESPONDENT
Ugly mark on study of land between downs WEALDEN
Waves and wind disclose Eocene zebra OCEANBREEZE
Were 25's purple with rage? THEGRAPES
Writer with a mug of beer on stream STEINBECK